diff --git a/ox/image.py b/ox/image.py
index 5d609d0..e7c7541 100644
--- a/ox/image.py
+++ b/ox/image.py
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ def drawText(image, position, text, font_file, font_size, color):
     draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
     font = ImageFont.truetype(font_file, font_size, encoding='unic')
     draw.text(position, text, fill=color, font=font)
-    return draw.textsize(text, font=font)
+    size = draw.textsize(text, font=font)
+    version = getattr(Image, 'PILLOW_VERSION', None)
+    if version and version > '2.1.0' and version < '2.6.1':
+        offset = font.getoffset(text)
+    else:
+        offset = (0, 0)
+    return (size[0] + offset[0], size[1] + offset[1])
 
 def getHSL(rgb):
     rgb = [x / 255 for x in rgb]